Abida Parveen (

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
'' is a Pakistani singer, composer and musician of

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. She is also a painter and entrepreneur. Parveen is one of the highest paid singers in

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. Her singing and music has earned her many accolades, and she has been dubbed as the 'Queen of Sufi music'. Born and raised in

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into a Sindhi Sufi family, she was trained by her father Ustad Ghulam Haider who was a famous singer and music teacher. She plays

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, Keyboard and

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. Parveen started performing in the early 1970s and came into global prominence in the 1990s. Since 1993, Parveen has toured globally, performing her first international concert at

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. She has also performed in Churches several times. Parveen features in Pakistan's popular musical show

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and was a judge on the pan-South Asia contest show Sur Kshetra alongside

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and

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hosted by

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. She had appeared in various Indian and Pakistani Music reality shows including

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and STAR Voice of India. She is among

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of the world with the power to induce hysteria in her audience, Parveen is a "

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Mystic Sufi Ambassador". In the last few years she has sung in a

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commercial collaborating with

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for this. Parveen is regularly referred to as one of the world's greatest mystic singers. She sings mainly ghazals,

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qawwali Qawwali (Punjabi language, Punjabi: (Shahmukhi), (Gurmukhi); Urdu: (Nastaʿlīq, Nasta'liq); Hindi: क़व्वाली (Devanagari); Bengali language, Bengali: কাওয়ালি (Bengali alphabet, Bengali)) is a form of Sufi Isl ...

, raga (raag),

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, classical,

semi-classical music In South Asia, semi-classical music (Hindi: नीम क्लासिकी मौसीक़ी, Urdu: نیم کلاسیکی موسیقی; ''neem klaseeki moseeqi'') is derived from Hindustani classical music that is often combined with film ...

and her specialty,

kafi Kafi ( pa, ਕਾਫ਼ੀ (Gurmukhi), (Shahmukhi), Hindi: काफ़ी, Urdu: کافی, Sindhi:ڪافي) is a classical form of Sufi music mostly in the Siraiki, Punjabi and Sindhi languages and originating from the Punjab, and Sindh re ...

, a solo genre accompanied by percussion and

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, using a repertoire of songs by Sufi poets. Parveen sings in

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
'' Sindhi, Saraiki, Punjabi,

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and

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. Parveen notably sung a famous song in

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called "Ukali Orali Haruma", originally by Nepali singer Tara Devi, in a concert in

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and in 2017, she was designated a 'Peace Ambassador' by SAARC. Parveen is best known for singing in an impassioned, loud voice, especially on the song ''Yaar ko Humne'' from the album ''Raqs-e-Bismil'' and ''Tere Ishq Nachaya'' which is a rendition of

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's poetry. She was bestowed

's second highest

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Hilal-e-Imtiaz in 2012 and the highest civilian award Nishan-e-Imtiaz in March 2021 by the President of Pakistan.

Early life

Parveen was born in Ali Goharabad in

, Sindh, Pakistan. She received her musical training initially from her father,

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Ghulam Haider, whom she refers as Baba Sain and Gawwaya. He had his own musical school where Parveen got her devotional inspiration from. She and her father would often perform at shrines of Sufi Saints. Parveen's talent compelled her father to choose her as his musical heir over his two sons. Growing up, she attended her father's music school, where her foundation in music was laid. Later Ustad Salamat Ali Khan of the

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also taught and nurtured her. Parveen always remembers that she was never forced towards this occupation and she sang her first complete kalam when she was only 3 years old.

Career

Parveen had already begun performing at Dargahs and Urs in the early 1970s, but it was in 1973, on

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, that she achieved her first real breakthrough with the Sindhi song ''Tuhinje zulfan jay band kamand widha.'' In 1977 she was introduced as an official singer on

. Since then, Parveen has risen to prominence and is now considered one of the finest vocal artists of Pakistan. She has imbued Sufi music with a new identity, marking the beginning of this journey at

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's Awaz-o-Andaz in 1980. Parveen travels internationally, often performing at sold-out venues. Her 1988 performance in Chicago was recorded by the Hazrat

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Society of Art and Culture, which issued an LP of her songs. Her 1989 performance in London's

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was broadcast on the

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. Parveen cites her motivation for international travel as being to spread Sufism, peace and the divine message. In doing so, she also promotes Pakistani culture. In the 1990s Parveen licensed her spiritual

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, since her "spiritual brother", Khan, recorded songs for

. Recently Abida also performed at the grand finale of Sindh Festival arranged by

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. * Abida had a special appearance in the super hit

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movie "Zindagi" starring Sultan Rahi,

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in lead cast for which she performed her famous rendition of Sufi

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'mahi yar di gharoli bhar di'. * In 2007, Parveen collaborated with

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on a song entitled ''Zindagi'', dedicated to children's social problems . * In the same year she performed at the annual

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mela in

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. * In 2010, Parveen performed at London's prestigious Royal Albert Hall, along with Bollywood playback singer

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. * In 2010, Parveen performed at the Asia Society's Sufi Music Festival in New York City. * In 2010, she performed in

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, in first Sufi Music Festival in New York City. * Parveen performs annually at the Indian film-maker

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's Jahan-e-Khusrau event where she is reputed to be the top performer. * In 2010, she judged the Indo-Pak venture Sur Kshetra TV Show. * She performed in Manchester International Festival, 2013 in Bridgewater Hall. * Abida also collaborated in

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in 2013 with composer

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for remarkable composition 'Mahamatar' for a

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film about pilgrimage. * She had performed in Holland festival 2014 in

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, Amsterdam. * Praveen was the grand performer of Dhaka International Folk Fest, 2015 in

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where she also received an award. * In the Sindh Literature Festival, 2016, she performed the grand show and cut the ribbon on its inauguration alongside SLF chairperson. * In the same year, she performed 2nd International Sufi Festival at

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. * In 2016, she collaborated with Indian Music director duo

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and an Orchestra in Toronto(Canada) for special song called "Noor e Illahi" released on Eid. * In 2017, on new year eve Abida released 'Mulk e Khuda' a patriotic song featuring natural sites and landscapes of Pakistan. * She has performed in the finale of Alchemy Festival, 2017 at Southbank Centre, London. * In the same year a Music video of romantic gazal "Ahat Si" was released by Abida feat. Saima Ajram. * Her performance includes the annual Faiz International Festival at the death anniversary of

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''Coke Studio'' appearances

Parveen began performing on the internationally acclaimed Pakistani show ''Coke Studio'' in 2010. She sang three songs: "Ramooz-e-Ishq", "Nigah-e-Darwaishaan", and "Soz-e-Ishq" in episodes 1 (Reason), 3 (Conception), and 5 (Realization), respectively of season 3. Parveen said she admired the programme because it offered a Dargahi environment. She commented:

"This project which Rohail Hyatt has started is indeed great and I would like to be a part of it for a long time. The music that comes out of this project reaches both the heart and soul and it always compliments the lyrics without overriding the true message of the kalams. This platform builds on those messages of our Sufi elders."

She was invited back in season 7 in 2014. She sang "Mein Sufi Hoon" with

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and performed "dost" as a solo. She also performed "Chaap Tilak" (A popular Sufi poem by Sufi poet

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) in a duet with

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. Abida was also a part of season 9. Her first song along with other artists in the season, "Ae Rah Haq K Shaheedo" was dedicated to the war martyrs. After that she sang a duet with Ali Sethi entitled "Aaqa", then solo an entitled "Maula-i-Kull". She also performed in season 14, singing "Tu Jhoom" with

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Quotes

* "Pakistan seems disconnected from the outside. But it is built and running on prayers of our Sufi kings, our ''pirs''. Poor people, rich people – we are all God's servants … I'm lucky. My audience is my God." * "The songs purify the soul of a human being, the human is so involved that he has left God. The songs bring us near to God, near the Almighty, so that the human soul should be purified and satisfied."

Personal life

Education

Abida got her master's degree from Sindh and also learnt Urdu, Sindhi and

specifically.

Marriage and family

In 1975, Abida married Ghulam Hussain Sheikh, senior producer at

, who had retired from his job in the 1980s to manage and mentor Parveen's career. After he died of a heart attack on an international flight in the early 2000s, their daughter Maryam took up that role. There is a sense that Parveen's career has taken a more commercial route as a result of it. The couple has two daughters Pereha Ikram and Marium Hussain, and a son Sarang Latif who is a music director. All three children act as her advisors. Her family understands her need for ''riyaz'' ( daily vocal music practice) and its required space to do that practice.

Abida Parveen Gallery

Parveen is also interested in the arts. She owns the Abida Parveen Gallery which features jewellery, paintings, her music CDs, awards section and garments and accessories and is run by her daughters. She also has her own music recording studio there.

Clothing style

Parveen has a distinctive clothing style which she has created herself for ease and comfort. She wears long simple frocks buttoned up to the top covered with a coat. She is always accompanied by an ', a Sindhi ', which she claims comes from the ' (mausoleum) of Sufi saint Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai and her wardrobe is full of it.

Other

Parveen has taken Bayyat and became a disciple of Najeeb Sultan, her spiritual master. Parveen suffered a heart attack during a performance in

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on 28 November 2010.

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and

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were performed on her. She regained her health soon after.

Awards and recognitions

Fazal Malik Akif & Abida Parveen in Manchester on 04

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Award (1984) by the President of Pakistan * Latif Award (twice) * Sindh Graduate Association Award *

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Award *

Honor * 9th PTV Awards for Best Singer in 1998 *

Sitara-e-Imtiaz The Sitara-e-Imtiaz () also spelled as Sitara-i-Imtiaz, is the third-highest (in the order of "Imtiaz") honour and civilian award in the State of Pakistan. It recognizes individuals who have made an "especially meritorious contribution to the ...

Award (2005) by President

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* Hilal-e-Imtiaz Award (2012) by President

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at the Kaladharmi Begum Akhtar Academy of Ghazal in India (2012). * Honored at the 16th

Awards Ceremony-PTV Award. (2011) * Nominated for Best Original Sound Track (OST) for Yaar Ko Hamne Jabaja Dekha at 12th Lux Style Awards. (2013) * Wonder Woman of the Year (2013) * 1st ARY Film Awards for Best Playback Singer for the film

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(2014). * Gold Crown on glorious 40 years in the Music Industry by the Sindhi Singers Association in

. (2014) * Pakistani Diplomat

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presented an Ambassador's Recognition Award in Dubai (2015). * Tributed at the

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in the category of 'Legends'. (2012) * 3rd Hum Awards for excellence in Music . (2015) * She had been awarded in Dhaka International Folk Fest 2015. * She had been awarded in 2nd International Sufi Conference, 2016 in Karachi by famous politician

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. *

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for best female singer(film)in 2016. * Saima Ajram, a presenter at

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, presented a lifetime achievement award to her at her home in 2016. * PISA Lifetime Achievement Award - 2020. * Nishan-e-Imtiaz by President

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- 23 March 2021.

Filmography

Although Parveen is a highly acclaimed singer, she has never rendered her voice to films. Her pre-recorded songs have been used in films, however, on the insistence of her fans and Farooq Mengal. Parveen appears less and less in interviews and television morning shows due to her shy personality. Parveen confesses that she keeps getting offers from

film-makers namely Subhash Ghai and

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but she keeps declining them as she has immersed herself in Sufism and it is time-consuming to spread the Divine Message. She even got offers from Shah Rukh Khan for

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and music director

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has offered her some songs, too.

Television

Films

Discography

References

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